Basket

Item number 45SK59B/638 from the The Burke: University of Washington.

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Description

Rehoused 05/26/04. These items were taged with museum acc# and object# 638/1 through 5, (4&5 attached), and matched Basketry Card description. (note:They were located on blue acid-free cardboard with catalog # 45sk59b/564 written on it. Basketry Card #564, also list 5 false braided rim pieces. I could not locate # 564 at this time.) I left tags on. B. Avery. Information from field Basketry Card (see Archaeology Archives): Description: Basket remnamts, stakes, bone Handles: none Rim: 5 pieces of false braided type of rim. Most of the pieces are large possibly part of same basket - one piece definately smaller. Two pieces 2.06,two pieces 1.50 and one piece 1.35 in width. The larger pieces are loosly connected with remains of main parts of basket. Body: The 4 large rim pieces are attached to pieces of open twined basket - very coarse about 2 stitches per inch - Probably made fromsplit cedar. Smaller rim is also attached to a piece of open twined basket. Medium gauge. Probably made of reeds or willow. Bottom: none Provenience: Cut: n/a Horiz. Loc.: n/a Depth: n/a Warp Max: 1.54-large pieces .81-small pieces Warp Min: 1.05 .61 Warp Mean: 1.35 .70 Weft Max: .88 .31 Weft Min: .52 .20 Weft Mean: .70 .26 Remarks: Small basket starts checker weave after twined. Associated are pieces of willow that were once possibly woven in open twine method - now on board. 3 pieces of wood - (1) 29.1cm/2.4cm/1.88cm (2) 13.6cm/2.27cm/1.80cm (3) 10.5cm/ 1.80cm/.77cm Also one piece of bone possibly a rib. 44cm/1.85cm/.96cm. Various other fragments of reed or willow used for basket material and pieces cedar bark.

Notes

Date notes: 670 +/- 75 BP

Credit Line

University of Washington Field Party Expedition

Geographical Search Terms

North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Skagit County Washington State Western United States Western Washington

What

Name
Basket
Identification Number
45SK59B/638
Type of Item
basket
Material
bark and reed
Manufacturing Technique
open twined
Overall
length 0.0 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Accession Number
1983-13
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
0
Site Number
45-SK-59B
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Basketry

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